Murdock Translation
1852 by James Murdock
The Epistle of Paul to Philemon.
Phm 1:1 PAUL, a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, and Timothy a brother; to the beloved Philemon, a laborer with us,
Phm 1:2 and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.
Phm 1:3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
Phm 1:4 I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,
Phm 1:5 lo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;
Phm 1:6 that there may be a fellowship of thy faith, yielding fruits in works, and in the knowledge of all the good things ye possess in Jesus the Messiah.
Phm 1:7 For we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.
Phm 1:8 Therefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.
Phm 1:9 But for love's sake, I earnestly beseech thee even I, Paul, who am aged, as thou knowest, and now also a prisoner for Jesus the Messiah.
Phm 1:10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;
Phm 1:11 from whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.
Phm 1:12 And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.
Phm 1:13 For I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for the gospel.
Phm 1:14 But I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.
Phm 1:15 And, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever;
Phm 1:16 henceforth, not as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother dear to me, and much more to thee, both in the flesh and in our Lord ?
Phm 1:17 If therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.
Phm 1:18 And if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to my account.
Phm 1:19 I, Paul, have written [it] with my own hand, I will repay: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.
Phm 1:20 Yes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.
Phm 1:21 Being confident that thou wilt hearken to me, I have written to thee: and I know that thou wilt do more than I say.
Phm 1:22 And herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given to you.
Phm 1:23 Epaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;
Phm 1:24 and Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.
Phm 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.
End of the Epistle to Philemon; which was written from Rome, and was sent by the hands of Onesimus.
